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Originally Posted by 107barney  So glad Max was happy to see you and that he is becoming stable.
I still doubt liver shunt, but good to do BATs. I did not suspect shunt at all in my Teddy but we did the BATs first also. The neurologist will have wanted all other causes to be ruled out first. I am praying Max just has epilepsy.
As an aside, I am pretty sure that the use of valium and derivatives of diazepam in dogs with liver shunt and/or MVD can cause elevations of BATs as these dogs have trouble metabolizing this class of drugs. The fact that he had valium might throw off the BAT - I would ask about this to make sure that the BAT test will be reliable when conducted. |
Ok, I'll add this question to my list.
Cathy, you have been a tremendous help. Thank you